This is a quick video of what happens when you stack attack speed (not even a lot) on a monk. I basicly can spam any spell non stop no matter its spirt cost. At this attack speed you regain spirit so fast it doesnt matter.

Considering I could add WAY more attack speed if I bought the right items and considering at level 42 I get a rune that will absorb like 2k damage everytime I cast my mantra. Then basicly I cant really see how I could die. Even a 50 spirit mantra can be spammed every second! No matter what build your going for having this much attack speed is just freaking amazing and should help. Enjoy!

Wait until you get the Boon of Protection rune. Life regen increased to 1,240.4 Life per second + a mystical shield for 2 seconds that absorbs up to 15% of each target's maximum Life in damage.... OP much?

I threw this video together in like 30sec so sorry for the 'rushed' job.

I would LOVE any advice or other tips/tricks other monks have found. Im sure my lowbie nub self is like WAY behind the trends. But at least in the partys iv been in that have other monks none seem doing this. Is there a better setup? Please let me know, because from what I can see I could get another 1.00-2.00 attack speed increase with later gear (the gear I have now sucks) so yea. This is not a brag post or anything like that, just wanted to show you something cool that I think may be a tad op, please correct me if need be.

Attack speed Is huge for a lot of builds. I have a demons hunter setup focused on high attack speed and health restoration per hit that makes him basically unstoppable. Same basic concept.

These builds are best for solo games but also allow you to tank using a monk which is quite convenient.

Yea the use of doing this at least for a monk drops a bit if in a group, solo its basicly from all my gametime the best if not the simplest cruise control to victory. Even in group being capable of spamming that much regen and absorption or if you switch mantra dodge or damage it would still be awesome support.

Im not saying this is the future of monks, but I am saying after doing this I dont think iv dropped below 60% hp EVER even in boss fights and 30vs1 trash pulls. This is of course after level 42 when you can add the rune boon of protection.

Yeah, it is certainly a nice build, and the difficulty arises from finding the right weapons and armor to make it work. That's currently my struggle. That said, high attack speed + rapid fire + health regen per hit = broken demon hunter, at least for the story.

Attack speed is especially good for demon hunters, barbarians and monks due to their resources system. I wouldn't really advice it as a witch doctor at all, since you go OOM really fast if you don't have the mana regen to support spamming spells.

Attack speed is especially good for demon hunters, barbarians and monks due to their resources system. I wouldn't really advice it as a witch doctor at all, since you go OOM really fast if you don't have the mana regen to support spamming spells.